Southern States Crushing Women’s Right to Choose

As bill slashing abortion access passes Louisiana legislature, critics warn ‘women and families will pay price.’

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare

An anti-choice bill targeting abortion providers passed through the GOP-controlled Louisiana legislature on Wednesday, raising fears that Louisiana will follow in the footsteps of other southern states by drastically cutting reproductive health care access. "Opponents are waging a stealth war on abortion, and it's women and families who pay the

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Michigan Fights To Keep State From Implementing ‘Rape Insurance’ Law

“Women shouldn’t have to ‘plan ahead’ for sexual assault, or be punished for not ‘prepping’ after being raped,” wrote petitioners seeking to get the bill struck down.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Randy Richardville

In December, the Michigan State Legislature approved a measure that would require women to purchase additional insurance for a health insurance plan that includes abortion coverage -- even in cases of rape and incest. Without the additional coverage, women would be forced to pay entirely out of pocket for abortion procedures that can cost anywhere

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Abortion Debate Continues 40 Years After Roe V Wade

There is a 50-50 chance the unborn fetus is female, Hughes said. “I’m speaking on her behalf. That is my freedom to believe.”

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Anti-abortion activists and conservative lawmakers persist in attempts to restrict abortion rights and even repeal Roe v. Wade. Although the Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that women have the right to have an abortion, those opposed to the practice -- namely conservatives -- have not rested in attempts to repeal the controversial ruling. As a

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Forced Abortion Highlights Abuses In China Policy

Observers believe forced late-term abortions are on the decline, though reports continue to surface.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
In this Jan. 4, 2014 photo, Wu Yongyuan, right, shows medicines his wife Gong Qifeng, left, takes to control her schizophrenia symptoms, in a room they rent in Beijing for stay as Wu keeps petitioning to China's central government for help. When Gong's mind is clear, she can recall how she begged for mercy. Several people pinned her head, arms, knees and ankles to a hospital bed before driving a syringe of labor-inducing drugs into her stomach. She was seven months pregnant with what would have been her second boy. The drugs caused her to have a stillborn baby after 35 hours of excruciating pain. Since the abortion more than two years ago, Gong has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

BEIJING (AP) — When her mind is clear, Gong Qifeng can recall how she begged for mercy. Several people pinned her head, arms, knees and ankles to a hospital bed before driving a syringe of labor-inducing drugs into her stomach. She was seven months pregnant with what would have been her second boy. The drugs caused her to have a stillborn baby

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Judge Strikes Down Key Provision Of Texas Anti-Choice Law

Ruling overturns sweeping cuts to abortion access but leaves restrictions on medical abortions in place.

Common Dreams
By Common Dreams

In what reproductive justice advocates are hailing as a partial victory, a federal court struck down Monday a provision of the controversial Texas HB 2 anti-choice law that would have made abortion inaccessible for a third of all Texas women. Yet the ruling upheld the bill's provision for reduced access to medical abortions. U.S. District

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Court Suspends Former Kansas Attorney General For Misconduct In Anti-Abortion Investigations

The Kansas Supreme Court found that Phill Kline committed ethics violations while investigating Planned Parenthood and the murdered Dr. George Tiller.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

In a 154-page decision last week, the Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of former state Attorney General Phill Kline for professional misconduct while investigating abortion clinics from 2003 to 2008. The court found that Kline committed at least 11 ethics violations while investigating abortion provider Dr. George Tiller

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